Dallas Wings vs Los Angeles Sparks Prediction, 5/26/2024 WNBA Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Dallas Wings vs Los Angeles Sparks

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Dallas Wings (1-2) are headed to Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where they'll take on the Los Angeles Sparks (1-3).

The Dallas Wings played the Atlanta Dream and took a loss by a score of 83-78 in their last game. Dallas finished the game having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (30 out of 70) and made 2 of 16 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Wings buried 16 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 17 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to the defense, Dallas allowed the other team to shoot 41.7% from the field on 30 of 72 shooting. Atlanta dished out 13 assists and had 9 steals for the game. Additionally, Atlanta snagged 36 boards (13 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 3 blocks. Atlanta ended up shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 22 attempts. They also converted 7 out of their 22 shots from three-point range.

Arike Ogunbowale is one player who had an impact in this matchup. She finished with 24 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. She saw the court for 37 minutes and snagged 3 boards. Ogunbowale shot 40.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Dallas comes into this game with a record of 1-2 for the year. The Wings are hitting 28.6% from downtown (14 of 49) and 84.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.7 points per outing (8th in the league) while going 41.3% from the floor. They are turning it over 18.0 times per game and as a team they commit 21.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Dallas is collecting 39.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 50 dimes on the year, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. When they are on defense, the Wings are forcing 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are 3rd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 56 conceded so far this year. The Wings are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.3% (41 of 63) and they relinquish 38.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 26.7% from beyond the arc while they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (81.7).

In their last game, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-73 when they played the Indiana Fever. The Sparks were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Fever earned 17 fouls for the game which got the Sparks to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 18 of those for a clip of 85.7%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Los Angeles made 5 of their 24 attempts (20.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Sparks ended up going 25 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. The Sparks allowed the Fever to make 29 out of 69 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.0% for this game. They finished shooting 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 25 and ended up shooting 13 out of 17 at the charity stripe (76.5%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Indiana to collect 32 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Dearica Hamby ended up being a major contributor for the Sparks in the matchup. She knocked down 6 of 13 in this matchup giving her a rate of 46.2%, and earned 12 rebounds. Hamby tallied 18 points in her 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 7 assists for this contest.

Los Angeles has a record of 1-3 so far this year. Los Angeles has accounted for 306 points on the season (76.5 per game) and they collect 33.5 rebounds per game. The Sparks commit 18.3 personal fouls per game and they go 68.5% from the free throw line. As an offensive team, the Sparks are hitting on 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 3rd in the league. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.8 times per game (7th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 17.5 times per contest. The Sparks are ranked 6th in basketball in PPG given up with 81.8. The Los Angeles defense allows 36.7% on shots from distance (36 of 98) and their opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 21.5 dimes and 32.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 12th and 2nd in the WNBA. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the floor (9th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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